I often think of this little bird as the “Santa bird,” because of its white “beard” and round belly. Technically speaking, it’s a White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), but it’s often more fun to make up my own names for the creatures that I see and photograph.
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Mike Powell 
Whatever you call him, your photo’s a nice one. I especially like the way he’s framed by those smaller twigs.
Thanks. I had to move about a bit to try to get a shooting angle in which the view of the bird was not obstructed by the branches. It’s pretty cool how the branches ended up being a help rather than a hindrance.